Course Objectives:

• Raising awareness
• Providing participants with the necessary skills and knowledge
• Teaching correct procedures
• Training on various well control methods
• Ensuring the application of international standards

Course outlines:

• Formation pressure
• Normal / Abnormal pressure
• Hydrostatic effects with different density mud
•  Primary well control
•  Leak off test, maximum allowable surface pressure
• Pump pressure and its relationship with discharge/mud density
• Equivalent circulating density
• Causes of reduced hydrostatic head
•  Early warning signs
• Positive kick signs while drilling & tripping
•  Trip margin
•  Swab and surge effects and associated calculations
•  Shut in procedures
• Observation & interpretation of shut in pressure
•  SIDPP, SICCP, Pit gain
• SIDPP with NRV in string
•  Shut in pressures in horizontal wells
•  ICP, FCP, KMW
•  Choke line friction
•  Effect of ROP & permeability on SICP
•  Hydrocarbon kick behavior in oils based mud
• Closed and open well migration of gas
•  Pre kick and kill sheet data
•  Calculation of influx gradient
• Classroom exercises, distribution of assignment booklet
• Simulator
• Line up procedure before drilling
• Recording slow circulation rate
• Recognition of drill brake and corrective measure to be taken
•  Discussion on assignment
•  Kick handling methods
• Step by step procedure for driller and Wait & Weight method

Who Can Benefit?

• Floorhands, Derrickmen
• Wellsite Supervisors

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